Cedar Grove Park

West Essex Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 5 min

West Essex Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Cedar Grove Park near Verona, NJ. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi331 – 512 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Essex Trail 40.84301, -74.24766
Nearest town Verona, NJ

Directions

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West Essex Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 331–513 ft

Out & Back · Cedar Grove Park

Trailhead: West Essex Trail · 40.84301, -74.24766

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start on West Essex Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading W.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading W.
  13. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 100 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftSharp right onto West Essex Trail, heading SE.
  22. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

79% dirt7% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

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